NCAA discussing future of 2020 football season
After most programs had spring football practice shortened or wiped out by the coronavirus threat, nobody knows for certain when or even if the 2020 college football season will happen.
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Man accused of pointing gun at a waving Easter Bunny
Authorities say felony charges are pending against a man who brandished a gun and threatened an Easter Bunny waving to motorists from an Ohio interstate overpass.
Manufacturers pitch in to provide PPE’s
Ohio and other states are turning to each other, private industries and anyone who can donate respirators, gloves and other supplies in a desperate bid to get them to doctors, nurses and other front-line workers battling the coronavirus.
Isolation raises concerns about abuse
While Ohio’s efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus appear to be making a positive impact, school closures and stay-at-home orders may be negative influences on more chronic social problems, such as child abuse and domestic violence
Jobless claims continue to stagger the imagination and the system
The number of workers idled by the COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio and across the U.S. continues to climb by leaps and bounds toward staggering heights.
Marion prison guard dies of coronavirus
Gov. Mike DeWine says a state prison guard has died from the coronavirus.
Raise a glass: State OK’s liquor carry-out, delivery
A certain number of Ohioans toasted the news from the state Tuesday that the Ohio Liquor Control Commission approved an emergency rule allowing restaurants to sell up to two alcoholic drinks with food order.
COVID-19 in state, federal prisons in Ohio
Governor Mike DeWine says the state is examining which nonviolent inmates could be released to create more space in state prisons after confirming that 10 inmates at two prisons and 27 staff members at four prisons have now tested positive for the coronavirus.
Campus crisis, concerns about homeless
Some colleges in Ohio and across the nation have been pushed to the brink after the coronavirus outbreak triggered a series of financial losses. Columbus homeless advocates predict more than 6,000 homeless residents will become infected.
Court rules abortions can continue amid virus
Court decisions in Ohio and Oklahoma Monday allowed abortions to continue after the procedure was caught in the crosshairs of governors’ orders suspending non-essential elective surgeries due to the new coronavirus.